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• On Wednesday, the Brookings Institute and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace hosted the event “ Previewing the G-8 and NATO Summits: An Examination of the Summits’ Top Agenda Items.” The first discussion “Previewing the G-8 Summit,” featured Michael Froman, deputy assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affair, Bruce Jones, a senior fellow at the ... Read Post >
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• In an Ahram Online article, Yasmine Wali discusses the impact of opinion polls on the presidential race. Read Post >

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• Click here to view the video on YouTube. On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton addressed civil society representative from around the world during the Civil Society 2012 Summit. Read Post >

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• Photo: Al Jazeera. The final results have confirmed that Algeria’s ruling party, the National Liberation Front, received a majority of the votes in last week’s parliamentary election. Read Post >

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• Photo Credit: Reuters. Burhan Ghalioun was re-elected yesterday to remain president of the Syrian National Council (SNC) for another three months. Read Post >
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• AFP. More than a year after that the street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set himself fighter, Abdelaziz Barrouhi assessed (French) the Tunisian situation, insisting the economic and social issues are the “reap problems.” Barrouhi expressed concerns that the economic situation has worsen in one year because of the constant strikes and demonstrations. Read Post >
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• On Tuesday, the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE) held a luncheon discussion exploring the linkages between political and economic reform in the Arab world. Read Post >
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• Photo: AFP. On Tuesday, a convoy of U.N. monitors found themselves caught in a violent clash between protesters and Syrian government forces. Read Post >
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• Photo Credit: AFP. Nabeel Rajab, who was in court today, told the judge that his detention is a political act aimed at weakening the uprising against the ruling family, and said authorities seek to muzzle free expression as part of crackdowns against opposition groups. Read Post >
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• Photo credit: Christian Science Monitor. President Barack Obama plans to issue an executive order today that would give the Treasury Department authority to freeze the U.S.-based assets of anyone who “obstructs” implementation of the political transition in Yemen. Read Post >
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• On Tuesday, the new America Foundation hosted a conference titled “The Civil Insurgents: The Arab Uprisings and Civil Society.” The discussion was focused on the role of civil society in the Arab Spring and in the future of the Arab states. Read Post >
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• Click here to view the video on YouTube. The ongoing uprising in Syria entered into its 15 month, and the fight between the anti-government rebels and the President Bashar al Assad’s regime, has killed more than 12,000 people, according to the UN. Read Post >
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• Photo Credit: Egypt Independent. According to the State Information Services (SIS), 923 foreign journalists have requested to register in order to cover the presidential election. Read Post >
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• Photo Credit: EPA. Today, thousands gathered in parts of the occupied West Bank, Gaza, and parts of Israel to commemorate al-Nakba, or the catastrophe, the day where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were expelled or fled their homes during Israel’s war for independence. Read Post >
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• Writing for the New York Times, Mustafa Akyol addresses the the capacity of Islamist political parties to cope with liberalism. Read Post >
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• Photo Credit: Ascope UK. Nearly 3,000 Moroccan magistrates began a week-long general strike to protest against judicial corruption and interference by the executive branch that they claim undermines their independence from the state. Read Post >
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• Photo credit: Reuters. Offensive tactics from both the U.S. and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) are increasing. Read Post >
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• Twenty Bahraini medics, accused of aiding anti-government protesters, were granted a retrial last October in a civilian court after having been convicted for up to 15 years in prison by a military court. Read Post >
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• Hussein Malla/AP. Syrian troops attacked a rebel stronghold and dozens were reportedly killed across the country. Read Post >
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• Copyright Al Masry Al Youm. Last Friday marked the first day of voting for Egyptian expatriates. According to Egyptian media, 57,000 Egyptians have already voted (Arabic). Read Post >
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